Surgery helps Egyptian woman shed 250 kg in two months

MUMBAI, India - The "world's heaviest woman" has shed half her weight - around a quarter of a ton - in the two months she's been in India for treatment, doctors said.

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Argentine craftsman safeguards tea tradition

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's bitter-tasting yerba mate tea is definitely an acquired taste, as evident from the fact that few outside the country drink it, or even know about it.

Arctic warming wreaking havoc on reindeer herds

KAUTOKEINO, Norway - Winter temperatures in Norway's Lapland could rise dramatically this century, with potentially devastating consequences for the region's reindeer and the indigenous Sami people who make their living herding them.

Mole-rat research could help solve human heart problems

MIAMI, Florida - When deprived of oxygen, naked mole-rats have a unique ability to convert sugar to energy, a skill that might one day help treat victims of heart attack and stroke, researchers said on Thursday.

Lionfish might be the next delicacy

LOS ANGELES - As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish that is breeding out of control and destroying marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is delicious.

Tesla founder on mission to link human brain to machine interface

BENGALURU, India - Tesla Inc founder and CEO Elon Musk said this week his latest company, Neuralink Corp, is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.

Anger, confusion over revival of edict

TOKYO - Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history books until video surfaced showing children in an Osaka kindergarten enthusiastically reciting it.

Diners bugged to join growing cuisine trend

SYDNEY - With a twist of lime and a dash of salt Sydney chef Nowshad Alam Rasel flavors a hot pan full of crickets, tossing them over a flaming stove.

Baby star seen eating 'space hamburger'

WASHINGTON - For the first time, researchers say they have captured a clear image of a baby star eating what looks like a dusty "space hamburger".

Seeds of anxiety over core business

MUSTANG, Nepal - Being one of the oldest apple producers in the remote Mustang district, 75-year-old Nar Bahadur Hirachan feels proud that his village, Marhpa, produces the juiciest apples in Nepal.

Detection technology helps police track down gunshots

LOS ANGELES - Gunfire detection technology helped police arrest the suspect in a shooting spree in which three people were killed on Tuesday in Fresno, California.